Expedite I129F

[walran 24]

SOoooo. From what I can tell these are the items that would justify expediting a petition.

USCIS may expedite a​ petition or application if it meets one or more of the following criteria:​

• Severe financial loss to company or ​person​;​
• Emergency situation;​
• Humanitarian reasons;​
• Nonprofit organization whose request is in furtherance of the cultural and social interests of the United States​;​
• Department of Defense or ​n​ational ​i​nterest ​s​ituation;​
• USCIS error; or​
• Compelling interest of USCIS.​

As a real estate broker and officer of the largest brokerage in our state most of our business is done during the summer months or from May to December. Every time I leave to see my fiance it costs $20,000-$30,000 to my company in lost production etc.

I noticed on here some time ago a woman that said hers was expedited because she would lose her vacation time of one week if it wasn't used and that was a financial setback for her.

My wife's parents are not living and she will need some help making the trip as well as satisfying some social requirements and family responsibilities.

I have been twice in the last six months (40 hour trip each way) but am wondering if it is worth seeking an expedited status or not? I think I can get a senator to sign a request and my company as well has begged me to do whatever possible to get this resolved.

Have any of you had any experience with this and did you do it yourself or did you pay an attorney to draft it for you?

I wonder what the process is? Six months is ridiculous and this 8-12 months is just insane....! IMO

[Pitaya 2,577]

Welcome to the forum.

Use the forum search, or advanced search function to find other postings about the USCIS expedite process.

Your quote seemed to have left out a salient paragraph found at the pertinent USCIS website:

USCIS review​s​ all​ expedite requests on a case-by-case basis and requests are granted at the discretion of the office leadership.​ The burden is on the applicant or petitioner to demonstrate that one or more of the e​xpedite criteria have been met.​

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REF: http://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume1-PartA-Chapter12.html

The process is described in the link above.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

Edited November 19, 2015 by Pitaya

[Georgia16 2,858]

Right now every K-1 is through California and they get their NOA2 in about a month. Then of course there is the medical and interview.

If you look at Nepal timelines you can see how long it have taken for those at california from your country it might give you an idea

[Anh map 2,098]

Your reasons really don't seem to warrant an expedite. Your choosing to take the trip, no one is requiring you to go.

This is not a quick process. We all did not / do not enjoy the wait. But feeling lonely isn't a reason to push anyone towards the front of the line.

That being said the worst that can happen is that it won't be granted. Go ahead and try.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

I'm sorry but what is your hardship?

[baron555 934]

I'm sorry but what is your hardship?

Correct. If you were the company owner, that may be a different story.

You could arrange to have someone help your fiance with her needs in her country.

[aaron2020 11,651]

You wanting to take a trip is not a hardship.

Your "hardship" can be avoided by you not taking the trip.

Furthermore, the economic loss would be to your employer. The largest real estate broker in your state has no one who can cover for you? Not ever possible for you to go on vacation?

Edited November 19, 2015 by aaron2020

[baron555 934]

And what do you mean by the statement...."My wife's....."

K-1 visas are for unmarried couples. Maybe a typo?

And yes 8 - 12 months overall is a good working estimate. USCIS has that many cases in front of yours.

[Mike-eeh and Odie 192]

...Six months is ridiculous and this 8-12 months is just insane....! IMO

Just imagine the VJers who are still waiting 2+ years now for a K-1.

But back to topic, lets just say the USCIS was to entertain your expedite based on company loss of revenue. You would have to be able to prove your claims with financial data. In addition, as you are only an employee, the company loss of profit due to your absence would have to be fairly significant with respect to it's annual net profits. That said, if you could possibly procure written memos from your superiors that taking long vacations could be detrimental to your job, as you seem to be bringing in most of the company profits by your OP, you could possibly have a case.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Just imagine the VJers who are still waiting 2+ years now for a K-1.

But back to topic, lets just say the USCIS was to entertain your expedite based on company loss of revenue. You would have to be able to prove your claims with financial data. In addition, as you are only an employee, the company loss of profit due to your absence would have to be fairly significant with respect to it's annual net profits. That said, if you could possibly procure written memos from your superiors that taking long vacations could be detrimental to your job, as you seem to be bringing in most of the company profits by your OP, you could possibly have a case.

The hardship has to be to him.

The hardship to a third party does not matter.

Long vacations could be detrimental to anyone's job.

A vacation is not a hardship.

[JennyandVaughn 3]

I'm not sure your situation really falls under the criteria for expedition. Kudos to the woman who was able to get hers expedited because of vacation time. I filed an expedite request because I was pregnant with our child and I got denied!

[walran 24]

I'm not sure your situation really falls under the criteria for expedition. Kudos to the woman who was able to get hers expedited because of vacation time. I filed an expedite request because I was pregnant with our child and I got denied!

Wow! I would think that a child being born might be a great cause to expedite the process under humanitarian reasons.. So sorry! That seems just plain mean!

I do think that I need to go to Nepal for some of the family rites etc. that in Hindu society there seem to be required (even though I am Mormon). The company would suffer of course and want's to do what they can to expedite my process.

Additionally my own losses are matching the company's.

I make a living out of shuffling paperwork and getting through long arduous processes and guess that I will roll the dice and see barring further information.. I think I can come up with a senator's letter pretty easy upon request and maybe that will help or not.. At the worst I guess I just go through the process..

Not sure where I see the timeline for Nepal but the Consulate there told me they will process her within 4 days of receipt so that sounds encouraging too.

I hear different things from different people that I know that have gone through the process and it seems arbitrary.. 3 months for some, 6-9 for others..

I did this about 30 years ago and really hated it then and don't think it is any easier now..

[Essiej 42]

Wow! I would think that a child being born might be a great cause to expedite the process under humanitarian reasons.. So sorry! That seems just plain mean!

I do think that I need to go to Nepal for some of the family rites etc. that in Hindu society there seem to be required (even though I am Mormon). The company would suffer of course and want's to do what they can to expedite my process.

Additionally my own losses are matching the company's.

I make a living out of shuffling paperwork and getting through long arduous processes and guess that I will roll the dice and see barring further information.. I think I can come up with a senator's letter pretty easy upon request and maybe that will help or not.. At the worst I guess I just go through the process..

Not sure where I see the timeline for Nepal but the Consulate there told me they will process her within 4 days of receipt so that sounds encouraging too.

I hear different things from different people that I know that have gone through the process and it seems arbitrary.. 3 months for some, 6-9 for others..

I did this about 30 years ago and really hated it then and don't think it is any easier now..

It seems like to me that u just want to file for expedite because u don't feel like doing the normal proces of the application. We all have to go trough this and u will be most likely denied expediting. 6-9 months is for people who still are at Texas service center, but they stopped sending K1 files their because of the backslash. Every petition at this moment is being send to Californië which means NOA2 within 1-2 months. And then another month for NVC and then every consulate is different. The current average waiting time is 3-5 months. Which seems more then reasonable. Ofcourse i'm talking about this moment. U never know when they stop sending all K1 petitions to CSC.

[walran 24]

It seems like to me that u just want to file for expedite because u don't feel like doing the normal proces of the application. We all have to go trough this and u will be most likely denied expediting. 6-9 months is for people who still are at Texas service center, but they stopped sending K1 files their because of the backslash. Every petition at this moment is being send to Californië which means NOA2 within 1-2 months. And then another month for NVC and then every consulate is different. The current average waiting time is 3-5 months. Which seems more then reasonable. Ofcourse i'm talking about this moment. U never know when they stop sending all K1 petitions to CSC.

Yes, I admit to being human and wanting to be with the woman I love.. An added impetus in that for religious reasons and personal conviction waiting to have sex until marriage is a challenge on each visit..

3 months doesn't seem to be very bad at all (comparatively) but the timelines that I saw were 7-9 months and that is just too much and warrants any effort or expense on my part.

I think the expedited process only expedites the NOA2 right?

Being Christmas time I wonder if that will slow down..

Thanks for you information~!

[canadian_wife 1,802]

An added impetus in that for religious reasons and personal conviction waiting to have sex until marriage is a challenge on each visit..

Well, that's the reason for your expedite right there! Don't even bother with a senators letter or a sob story from your boss. That is gold right there.

In all seriousness, why would you divulge such a personal and private detail in your relationship? It is totally irrelevant to your expedite question and serves no purpose to this thread. If my fiancé exposed such personal details on a public forum, I'd be terribly embarrassed as it is really no ones business. Please apologize to your fiancé and delete that portion of your comment

good luck with your expedite.